Schalk Cloete

Title: Schalk Cloete and a Recirculating Gas Capture Invention.

Introduction

Schalk Cloete is an inventor associated with Trondheim, Norway, and SINTEF TTO AS. His listed patent work concerns a gas capture system that combines temperature and pressure swings with a moving solid sorbent.

Latest Patents

Cloete is credited with 1 patent: “Gas capture system with combined temperature and pressure swings using moving adsorbent.” The invention describes a first reactor that captures gas from an incoming stream as solid sorbent flows through it, and a second reactor that regenerates the sorbent and releases the captured gas.

The system uses lock hoppers to transfer sorbent between the reactors. A pump enables the regeneration reactor to operate at a lower pressure than the capture reactor, while the two reactors and transfer systems form a recirculating path for the sorbent. This arrangement is designed to support continuous movement of the sorbent between gas capture and regeneration.

Career Highlights

Cloete’s listed patent highlights work on gas separation and sorbent-based capture technology. His affiliation with SINTEF TTO AS connects his work to an organization involved in technology transfer.

Collaborations

Abdelghafour Zaabout is identified as Cloete’s coworker. The available information does not specify his role in the patent or the nature of their collaboration.

Conclusion

Schalk Cloete’s listed invention presents a recirculating solid-sorbent system that uses pressure differences and reactor-based regeneration to capture and release gas.